England midfielder Lallana has also been linked with a move to Anfield for a fee of £25m.

Lallana, 26, has told club officials that he wants to leave the club and a deal looks set to happen as soon as the World Cup is over.

Despite the seemingly inevitable mass exodus from St Mary's Rodriguez, 24, hopes the club can keep a hold of their young stars, but understands that it'll be a difficult task now that Pochettino has left.

He said: "You don't want to see players going and the team being taken apart.

"You can sometimes never stop it, it is one of those things so I'm trying not to think about it and hopefully we will have everyone at pre-season."